Established in 2006, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society. Scroll down for links to book reviews, Native media, and more.

Friday, September 04, 2009

SLJ's "Writer's Against Racism"

Amy Bowllan, a blogger at School Library Journal, is running a series of interviews called "Writers Against Racism." My interview was posted September 3rd. Please take a look at the entire series. Don Tate's interview is definitely worth a look. There, he says "racism lied to me."

3 comments:

Debbie, thank you for participating. There's so much to learn and I appreciate you sharing your insights. My e-mail is down today, and I will gladly add you to my blogroll. Feel free to send me more links. I hope you have a great day.

Thanks so much for your posts. They always lead me to a trove of books to highlight on my blog. This post led me to another which led me to the list you had of some really good books on Native Americans. I've scheduled them throughout the upcoming months on writers of color blog spot. Am super-appreciative. Thanks so much. -C

First Peoples listed AICL as one of the Top Five Native Blogs and Podcast to follow. School Library Journal's Elizabeth Burns featured AICL as her Blog of the Day on July 2, 2007, and in 2007, the ALA's Association for Library Service to Children invited Debbie to write a blog post for their site.

American Indian? Or, Native American? There is no agreement among Native peoples. Both are used. It is best to be specific. Example: Instead of "Debbie Reese, a Native American," say "Debbie Reese, a Nambe Pueblo Indian woman."